The Oceanview Motel

Artist: ChristineBetts
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The Oceanview Motel

acrylic on canvas…an old style motel by the sea, Coolangatta, Queensland. It’s still there if you want to go and have a look, but the bright blue sky behind has been replaced by yet another high rise building…

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moguesy

lovely!great contrast here with the muted pink and the brilliant shade of blue!
ChristineBetts replied

thanks so much. I am working on a new version of this now…watch this space;)
ChristineBetts

thanks:) I love contrast and colour. Edward Hopper is my idol!
Julie Fitzpatrick

This one keeps bobbing up at me!
I love it!
Julie
ChristineBetts replied

hey thanks Julie:)
ChristineBetts

thanks mate:)
Lara Cooper

I just saw this painting in the cityscape challenge. Hope you win! I can see Edward Hopper here too..love his stuff. Also appreciate your comments on your title page…re skill. Do more paintings!
ChristineBetts replied

thanks Lara. My husband reprimanded me yesterday for NOT painting lol!!!
Lara Cooper

Good man!
ChristineBetts replied

LOL
Paul Vanzella

always admire this style of work – sensational!
ChristineBetts replied

thanks!! i love this site…so good for my self-esteem:)
Isa Rodriguez

love it !!!!!!!
ChristineBetts replied

thanks again Isa:)
Murray Swift

Thought it looked familiar (thumbnail).
ChristineBetts replied

thanks Murray:) yeah on the esplanade at Cooly
Mark Higgins

great collection of shapes and viewpoint. it’s amazing how quickly locations
change and this has now become a moment in time. great job.
ChristineBetts replied

thanks Mark. true! Coolangatta is almost unrecognisable compared to 10 years ago!
Bill Proctor

Nice painting….. reminds me of the work of Edward Hopper.
ChristineBetts replied

OOOOHHH you said JUST THE RIGHT THING!!!!!!!!!! thankyou;)
Paul Manning

Nice! Great painting of a great part of the world!
ChristineBetts replied

thanks Paul;)
artquez

Well done.
ChristineBetts replied

thanks for that…I am now working on another version of this and I love it more so far. It has more muted colours, and is mostly gouache.
wildthing

Love this! Reminds me of Hopper, but also of Hockney’s California works (colour wise). Great work!
ChristineBetts replied

thankyou thankyou thankyou…they are two of my major influences.
Shanina Conway

Hi Christine, lovely work and real GC colours…don’t we love pink here;)
ChristineBetts replied

ooh yes…I am doing another version of this now…this one sold and I wanted another one;)
Scott d'Almeida

lovely work;
ChristineBetts replied

thanks heaps Scott. I have done some more work on version 2 of this and I am so happy with it. I will be entering it in the RQAS show at Broadbeach:)
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Congratulation
ChristineBetts replied 8 days ago

cool!!!